Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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